US rank #5959 Boys' name Peak 1998 404 births

Ramzy — #5959 US boys' name

404 babies named Ramzy in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s241980s571990s942000s952010s912020s43
#5959
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 58% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Ramzy was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

15 babies were named Ramzy in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ramzy

The Social Security Administration has registered 404 babies named Ramzy between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ramzy currently holds the #5959 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ramzy performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ramzy shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ramzy in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ramzy in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 404 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ramzy at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

404

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

1998

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,959

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ramzy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1998)
15
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
05101520 20242016201020041998199219851975 8

Ramzy by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
95 births that decade — 24% of Ramzy's all-time total
1970s241980s571990s942000s952010s912020s43

Ramzy by state

Where Ramzy concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ramzy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 2.7%
California share of Ramzy's total US births 2.7%

11 of 404 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ramzy?
404 babies have been named Ramzy since 1975. It currently ranks #5959 among boys. The peak year was 1998 with 15 births.
When was Ramzy most popular?
Ramzy was most popular in the 2000s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Ramzy most popular?
The top states for the name Ramzy are California (11 births).
How long has the name Ramzy been used?
Ramzy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ramzy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ramon, Ramiro, Ramsey, Rami, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1975–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.